Appendix:Glossary of collective nouns by subject

Here is a list of collective nouns by subject:

Subject	Collective Term
aardvarks	An armoury of aardvarks
academics	A faculty of academics
acrobats	A troupe of acrobats
actors	A cast, company, condescension, cry, or queue of actors
actresses	An entrance of actresses
adders	A sum of adders
aircraft	A flight of aircraft
aircraft	A wing of aircraft
aircraft, fighter	A circus, or wing of fighter aircraft
albatrosses	A rookery, weight of albatrosses
alpha computers	A cluster of alpha computers
ammunition	A cache of ammunition
angel fish	A company of angel fish
angels	A choir, chorus, flight, host, or pinhead of angels
anglers	A catch of anglers
antelope	A herd, cluster, tribe of antelope
ants	An army, bike, colony, or swarm of ants
apes	A shrewdness, or troop of apes
apples	A bushel of apples
archer fish	A company of archer fish
arrows	A quiver of arrows
artillery	A troop, battery of artillery
artistes	A troupe of artistes
asses	A coffle, drove, herd, or pace of asses
asteroids	A belt of asteroids
athletes	A team of athletes
auks	A raft, colony, flock of auks
avocets	A colony of avocets
baboons	A congress, flange, rumpus, or troupe of baboons
bacteria	A culture of bacteria
badgers	A cete, clan, or colony of badgers
bakers	An aroma, tabernacle of bakers
bananas	A hand, bunch of bananas
bankers	A wunch of bankers
bankers, Scottish	A knot of Scottish bankers
Baptists	An immersion of Baptists
barbels	A shoal of barbels
barbers	A babble of barbers
barbers, military	A crew of military barbers
barflies	A buzz of barflies
barons	A thought of barons
barracuda	A battery of barracuda
barristers	A boast, wiggery of barristers
bass	A shoal, fleet of bass
bastards	A shower of bastards
bats	A colony, cloud, cauldron of bats
bayonets	A grove of bayonets
beans	A hill of beans
bears	A maul, pack, sloth, or sleuth of bears
beasts	A nobility of beasts
beauties	A bevy, or harmony of beauties
beavers	A colony, family, or lodge of beavers
bees	A bike, bike cast, cluster, erst, drift, game, grist, hive, hum, rabble, stand, or swarm of bees
beggar	A coster, guild, parliament of beggars
bells	A peal, change, or carillon of bells
bills	A wad of bills
birds	A congregation, flock, fleet, parcel, pod, or roost of birds
birds, large group	A colony of birds (roosting in large numbers)
birds, small	A dissimulation of birds (small birds)
birds, in flight	A drift, or flight of birds (in flight)
birds, migrating	A rush of birds (migrating)
birds, aviary	A volery of birds (in an aviary)
bishops	A sea, bench, or psalter of bishops
bison	A herd, gang of bison
bitterns	A pretence, sedge or siege of bitterns
blackbirds	A cloud, flock, grind, merl of blackbirds
blackfish	A grind of blackfish
blankets	A swelter of blankets
bloodhounds	A sute of bloodhounds
blossoms	A flourish of blossoms
boars	A herd, or singular of boars
boars, wild	A sounder of wild boars
bobolinks	A chain of bobolinks (polygamous bird, Ricebird)
bomblets	A cluster of bomblets
books	A library, pile, compendium of books
boors	A rood of boors
borg	A collective, hive of borg
bowlers	A keg of bowlers
bowls	A nest of bowls
boys	A blush, leer, passel or rascal of boys
brats	A passel of brats
bread	A batch of bread
brush, wood	A bavin of brush (wood)
bucks	A brace, clash, herd of bucks
budgerigars	A chatter, flock of budgerigars
buffalo	A gang, herd, or obsinancy of buffalo
bullfinches	A bellowing, lowing of bullfinches
bullocks	A drove of bullocks
burritos	A pace of burritos
business angels	A bevy of business angels
bustards	A flock, wake of bustards
butterflies	A flight, flutter, kaleidoscope, rabble, swarm, or wing of butterflies
butterfly fish	A school of butterfly fish
buzzards	A wake, kettle, pack of buzzards
cadets	A corps of cadets
camels	A caravan, flock, herd, train of camels
(canal) lock	A flight of locks
candidates	A slate of candidates
candies	A mint of candies
canons	A dignity, chapter of canons
canyons	A maze of canyons
capercaillies	A tok of capercaillies (i.e., Old World grouse)
capons	A mews, muse of capons
cardinals	A conclave, or radiance of cardinals
cards	A deck, pack, hand of cards
caribou	A herd of caribou
carpenters	A pound of carpenters
cars	A fleet, mayhem, or stack of cars
cat houses	A mews of cat houses
caterpillars	An army of caterpillars
Catholics	A mass of Catholics
cats	A clowder, cluster, clutter, destruction, dout, dowt, glaring, kindle, litter, or pounce of cats
cats and dogs	A rain of cats and dogs
cattle	A drift, drove, kine, mob, herd, team, of cattle
cattle, two	A yoke of cattle
cavalry	A troop of cavalry
cavalry	A squadron of cavalry
cellists	A parenthesis of cellists
censors	A gaggle of censors
chairs	A fold of chairs
chamois	A herd of chamois
cheerleaders	An array of cheerleaders
cheetahs	A coalition of cheetahs
chess players	A board, or brood of chess players
chickens	A brood, chattering, cletch, clutch, flock, or peep of chickens
children	An ingratitude of children
chimpanzees	A whoop, family, cartload of chimpanzees
chinchillas	A colony, herd of chinchillas
choughs	A chattering of choughs
churchgoers	A congregation of churchgoers
churls	A cluster of churls
circuits	A bank of circuits
clams	A bed of clams
claques	A shriek of claques
clerks	A school, rookery of clerks
clouds	A soufflé of clouds
clowns	An alley, or pratfall of clowns
cobblers	A cutting, drunken ship, drunkship, or load of cobblers
cobras	A quiver of cobras
cocides	A bed of cocides
cockatoos	A chattering, clattering, cluttering, crackle, or family of cockatoos
cockles	A bed of cockles
cockroaches	An intrusion, or swarm of cockroaches
cock-turkeys	A posse of cock-turkeys
cod	A lap, school of cod
coins	A roll, or roleau of coins
coloraturas	A quaver of coloraturas
colts	A rack, rag, or rake of colts
comedians	A gaggle, or riot of comedians
communists	A colhose of communists
computers	A cluster of computers
computers, linked	A network of computers (linked together)
condiments	An accompaniment of condiments
conges	A congerie of conges
conies	A bury, or game of conies
convicts	A gang of convicts
convicts	A chain of convicts
cooks	A temperance, hastiness of cooks
coots	A commotion, cover, covert, fleet, flock, pod, raft, rasp, or swarm of coots
corgi	A consort of corgi
cormorants	A flight, gulp of cormorants
corn	A sheaf,shock of corn (pile of stalks).
coughs	A chattering of coughs
courtesans	A harem of courtesans
cowboy mounts, extra	A cavvy, or remuda of extra cowboy mounts
cowboys	A saunter of cowboys
cows	A drift, drove, flink, herd, kine, or mob of cows
coyotes	A band, pack, rout, or run of coyotes
cranes	A herd, sedge, siege, or flock of cranes
crickets	An orchestra of crickets
crocodiles	A bask, congregation, float, or nest of crocodiles
crows	A cauldron, caucus, congress, cowardice, hover, murder, muster, parcel, or storytelling of crows
cubs	A litter of cubs
curates	A charge of curates
curlews	A head, herd, salon, skein, or wedge of curlews
curs	A cowardice of curs
cymbals	A sign of cymbals
dancers, male	A flight of dancers
dancers, female	A float of dancers
dancers	A gambol, or troupe of dancers
daubers	A squat of daubers
deans	A decanter, or decorum of deans
debtors	A split of debtors
debutants	A delirium of debutants
decorators	A tantrum of decorators
deer, roe	A bevy of roe deer
deer, two/three	A brace (2), or leash (3) of deer
deer	A bunch, herd, parcel, mob, or rangale of deer
dentists	An amalgam, brace, or wince of dentists
dermatologists	A rash of dermatologists
designers	A set, or subtlety of designers
diagnosticians	A guess of diagnosticians
dice	A luck of dice
dictators	A tyranny of dictators
dictionaries	A meaning of dictionaries
dieters	A pot of dieters
dilation	A dilation of pupils
dinosaurs	A herd, or pack of dinosaurs
directions	A vane of directions
directors	A gild, drove, or board of directors
divorcees	A desperation of divorcees
DIYers	A bodge of DIYers
doctors	A doctrine, or dose of doctors
documents	A wealth, or dossier of documents
dodos	An extinction of dodos
dogfish	A troop of dogfish
dogs, two/three	A brace (2), or leash (3) of dogs
dogs	A kennel, or pack of dogs
dollars	A fistful of dollars
dolphins	A herd, flock, pod, school, or team of dolphins
dominoes	A falling of dominoes
donkeys	A herd, drove, or pace of donkeys
dons	An obstruction of dons
doorkeepers	A safeguard of doorkeepers
dotterel	A trip of dotterel
doves	A bevy, cote, dole, dule, exaltation, flight, piteousness, or prettying of doves
dowagers	A bevy, or frost of dowagers
dragonet fish	A swarm of dragonet fish
dragons	A doom, flight, weyr, or wing of dragons
dray	A dray of squirrels
drinks	A round of drinks
drones, literary	A swarm of literary drones
drongos	A bunch of drongos
drummers	An asylum, fagot, or roll of drummers
drums	A kettle of drums
drunks	A load, or stone of drunks
ducks	A brace, bunch, flush, flock, skein, sord, or string of ducks
ducks, on ground	A badelynge of ducks (on the ground)
ducks, swimming	A paddling of ducks (while swimming)
ducks, idle in water	A raft of ducks (while idle in water)
ducks, flying	A flight, plump, or team of ducks (while flying)
ducks, diving	A dopping of ducks (diving)
dunbirds	A rush, or flight of dunbirds
dung	A pile of dung
dunlin	A fling of dunlin
dwarves	A shortage of dwarves
eagles	An aerie, convocation, jubilee, soar, or spread of eagles
earth ware, broken	A fragment of broken earth ware
ecdysiasts	A strip of ecdysiasts (striptease artists)
economists	A deficit or recession of economists
editors	An erudition of editors
eels	A fry or swarm of eels
eggs	A clutch of eggs
egos	A pumphouse of egos
eland	A herd of eland
electors	A college of electors
electricians	A grid or ohm of electricians
elephants	A herd, memory, or parade of elephants
elk	A gang or herd of elk
Elvis impersonators	A wiggle of Elvis impersonators
embarrassments	A blush of embarrassments
emos	An embarrassment of emos
emotions	A wash of emotions
empiricists	A tabula rasa of empiricists
employees	A staff of employees
emus	A mob of emus
engineers	A design or geek of engineers
Englishmen	A pound of Englishmen
epidemiologists	A host of epidemiologists
Episcopalians	A government of Episcopalians
equestrians	A prance of equestrians
errands	A hassle of errands
estimations	A bout of estimations
experts	A panel, discord of experts
exterminators	A slew of exterminators
fairies	A herd of fairies
falcons, pair	A cast of falcons
falcons	A soar or tower of falcons
fans	A thrill of fans
farts	A gross of farts
Fence builders	An encroachment of fence-builders
fencers	A poke of fencers
ferrets	A business, cast, or fesnyng of ferrets
finches	A charm, chirm, company, trembling, or trimming of finches
fine print	A pitfall of fine print
firewood	A faggot of firewood
fish	A catch, draught, drift, fray, haul, kettle, run, scale, school, or shoal of fish
fishermen	A drift, exaggeration, grumble or sulk of fishermen
flamingos	A flamboyance, flurry, regiment, skein, or stand of flamingos
flashers	A phalanx or revelation of flashers
flautists	A phalanx of flautists
flies	A business, cloud, grist, hatch or swarm of flies
florists	A bed, bouquet, bunch, garden, or patch of florists
flowers	A bunch or bouquet of flowers
flying fish	A glide of flying fish
footballers	A coach of footballers
footsteps	A patter of footsteps
foresters	A stalk, coop of foresters
fowl	A plump, trip, or skein (in flight) of fowl
foxes	An earth, lead, skulk, or troop of foxes
foxes, three	A leash (3) of foxes
freezers	A glacier of freezers
Frenchmen	A peck of Frenchmen
freshmen	A clump, plentitude of freshman
friars	A scull, skulk of friars
frogs	A knot, froggery of frogs
frogs	An army, colony of frogs
front end loaders	A heap of front-end loaders
fungi	A colony of fungi
fur seals	A harem of seals (belonging to one male)
furniture	A suite of furniture
gamblers	A talent of gamblers
gangsters	A knuckle of gangsters
gardeners	A sprinkling of gardeners
gays	A village of gays
gears	A rack of gears
geese	A flock, gaggle, trip, team of geese
geese	A gaggle of geese (wild or domesticated) (on water)
geese	A nide of geese
geese	A skein of geese (in flight)
geese, flying	A wedge of geese (flying in a "V")
geldings	A clipping, brace of geldings
generals	A glitter of generals
geneticists	A helix of geneticists
geologists	A conglomerate of geologists
geologists	A formation of geologists
geometrists	A plane of geometrists
gerbils	A horde of gerbils
Germans	A gross of Germans
ghosts	A fraid of ghosts
ghosts	A fright of ghosts
giraffes	A corps of giraffe
giraffes	A herd of giraffes
giraffes	A stretch of giraffes
giraffes	A totter of giraffes
giraffes	A tower of giraffes
giraffes	A JOURNEY of giraffes
girls	A giggle of girls
girls, tanked sorority	A bevy of tanked sorority girls
gloves	A elicat of gloves
gluttons	A slaver of gluttons
gnats	A cloud of gnats
gnats	A clout of gnats
gnats	A horde of gnats
gnats	A horde, swarm of gnats
gnus	An implausibility, herd of gnus
goats	A drove of goats
goats	A flock, herd of goats
goats	A tribe of goats
goats	A trip of goats
gods	A pantheon of gods
goldfinch	A vein of goldfinch
goldfinches	A drum, charm, glister, chattering, troubling of goldfinches
goldfish	A glint, troubling of goldfish
golf balls	A flight of golf balls
golfers	A lie of golfers
golfers	A tedium of golfers
goons	A plunder of goons
goosanders	A dopping of goosanders
gorillas	A band of gorillas
gorillas	A woop of gorillas
goshawks	A flight of goshawks
goslings	A shoal[e], skein of goslings
gossip columnists	A slither of gossip columnists
gossips	A dish of gossips
gourmands	A delicatessen of gourmands
gourmets	A elicatessen of gourmets
governesses	A galaxy of governesses
graduate students	A fortitude of graduate students
graduates	An unemployment of graduates
grammarians	A conjunction of grammarians
grandparents	A nag of grandparents
grandparents	A wisdom of grandparents
grapes	A bunch, cluster of (sour) grapes
grasses	A fistful of grasses
grasshoppers	A cloud of grasshoppers
grasshoppers	A cluster of grasshoppers
grasshoppers	A swarm of grasshoppers
greyhounds	A gallop, leash of greyhounds
griffins	A pryde of griffins
grits	A mess of grits
groupies	A grope of groupies
grouse	A brace (2) of grouse
grouse	A brood of grouse (large group)
grouse	A covey of grouse (single family)
grouse	A drumming of grouse (derivation: their mating call, generated with the wings)
grouse	A lek of grouse
grouse	A pack, flight of grouse
guillemots	A bazaar of guillemots
guinea pigs	A group of guinea pigs
gulls	A colony, pack of gulls
gulls	A screech of gulls
gunships	A hailstorm of gunships
gurus	A profit of gurus
gym instructors	A set of gym instructors
gymnasts	A tumbler of gymnasts
gynaecologists	A smear o gynaecologists
gypsies	A store of gypsies
hackers	A cruft of hackers
hair	A tuz, lock, wig of hair
hairdressers	A set, swish of hairdressers
hammers	A morning of hammers
hamsters	A horde of hamsters
hand tools	A grip of hand tools
hares	A down of hares
hares	A husk, huske of hares
hares	A leap of hares
hares	A leash (3) of hares
hares	A trace, flick, herd, kindle of hares
hares	A trip, drove, warren of hares
haries	A swarm of haries
harlots	A herd of harlots
harpers	A melody of harpers
harps	A twangle of harps
hartebeest	A herd of hartebeest
harts	A herd of harts
haute bourgeoisie	An ennui of haute bourgeoisie
hawks	A boil, schizophrenia, mews, aerie, moulting, screw, stream of hawks
hawks	A cast of hawks (a pair released after game))
hawks	A kettle of hawks (riding a thermal)
hawks	A leash (3) of hawks
hawks	An aerie, moulting, screw, stream of hawks
hedgehogs	A prickle, array of hedgehogs
hedonists	A debauchery of Hedonists
heirs	An expectation of heirs
helicopters	A hover of helicopters
helpers	A hamper of helpers
hens	A brood of hens
herdsmen	A waywardness of herdsmen
hermits	An observance of hermits
herons	A hedge, siege, sedge, sege, station, rookery, flight, colony of herons
herrings	A glean, shoal, army of herrings
hills	An undulation of hills
hinds	A parcel of hinds
hippies	A trip of hippies
hippopotami	A crash, pod, school, thunder of hippopotami
hippopotami	A herd, bloat of hippopotami
hippos	A huddle of hippos
hit men, retired	A slew of retired hit men
hitmen	A magnum of hitmen
hobos	A flagon of hobos
hogs	A drift, drove of hogs
hogs	A parcel of hogs
hogs	A passel of hogs
homework	A slew of homework
homosexuals	An ensemble of homosexuals
hoodlums	A gang of hoodlums
hornets	A bike, nest, swarm of hornets
horsemen	A cavalcade of horsemen
horseplayers	A parlay of horseplayers
horses	A harras of horses (breeding)
horses	A herd, troop, string, drove of horses
horses	A pair of horses
horses	A remuda of horses (in a large group, as a herd)
horses	A span (team of 2) of horses
horses	A stable of horses
horses	A stud of horses
horses	A team of horses
hostlers	A laughter of hostlers
hounds	A brace (2) leash (3) of hounds
hounds	A cry of hounds
hounds	A hunt, meet of hounds
hounds	A kennel of hounds
hounds	A mute of hounds
hounds	A pack of hounds
hounds	A stable of hounds
hounds	A sute of hounds
housekeepers	A foresight of housekeepers
houses	A huddle of houses
humming birds	A hover of hummingbirds
hummingbirds	A charm, shimmer, glittering, bouquet, chattering, drum, troubling of hummingbirds
hunters	A blast of hunters
husbands	A multiply of husbands
husbands	An unhappiness of husbands
hybrids	A vigour of hybrids
hyenas	A cackle of hyenas
hyenas	A clan of hyenas
ibex	A herd of ibex
ibises	A colony of ibises
icebergs	A crush of icebergs
icebergs	A drift of icebergs
ichthyologists	A scale of ichthyologists
icons	A shield of icons
idiots	A thicket of idiots
iguanas	A mess of iguanas
impalas	A couple of impalas
impediments	A vagary of impediments
impressionists	A blur of impressionists
infantry	A crèche of infantry
information	A wealth of information
ingénues	A spate of ingénues
in-laws	An imposition of in-laws
insects	A flight, cloud of insects
insects	A swarm, plague, horde, rabble of insects
instruments, musical	A parley of musical instruments
intellects	A pretension of intellects
interpreters	A tongue lashing of interpreters
Irishmen	A pint of Irishmen
islands	A chain of islands
islands	An archipelago of islands
Italians	An explosion of Italians
jackdaws	A train, pair, band of jackdaws
jackrabbits	A husk of jackrabbits
jays	A band of jays
jays	A cast of jays
jays	A party of jays
jays	A scold of jays
jellyfish	A fluther of jellyfish
jellyfish	A smack of jellyfish
jellyfish	A smuth, smuck of jellyfish
jellyfish	A studk, stuck of jellyfish
jewellers	A ring of jewellers
jewels	A cache of jewels
Jews	A minyan of Jews (the quorum for a congregation)
jigsaw puzzlers	An assemblage of jigsaw puzzlers
jockeys	A race of jockeys
joggers	A wheeze of joggers
journalists	A scoop, slant of journalists
judges	A bench, sentence, bevy of judges
jugglers	A neverthriving of jugglers
juniors	A gratitude of juniors
kangaroo	A flock, troop of kangaroo
kangaroos	A court of kangaroos (see note)
kangaroos	A mob of kangaroos
kangaroos	A troop of kangaroos
keglers	A bowl of keglers
kestrels	A flight, soar of kestrels
keys	A ring of keys (linked physically)
kids	A caper of kids
kingfishers	A concentration, realm, rattle, clique of kingfishers
kites (birds)	A kettle, soar, roost of kites
kittens	A kindle of kittens
kittens (cats)	A litter of kittens (cats)
kittens (rabbits)	A wrack of kittens (rabbits)
kleptomaniacs	A clutch of kleptomaniacs
knaves	A riff raff of knaves
knights	A banner of knights
knights	A rout(e) of knights
knots	A medusa, cluster of knots
ladies	A bevy of ladies
lambs	A fall of lambs
lambs	A rack of lambs
lamentations	A moan of lamentations
lapwings	A deceit, desert of lapwings
larks	A bevy, flight, happiness, springful of larks
larks	An ascension of larks
larks	An exaltation, exalting of larks
lavatories	A flush of lavatories
laws, bad	A strangle of bad laws
lawyers	A disputation of lawyers
lawyers	A greed of lawyers
lawyers	A huddle of lawyers
lawyers	A quarrel of lawyers
lawyers	An eloquence of lawyers
lawyers	An escheat of lawyers
leaves	An autumn of leaves
lecturers	A drift of lecturers
leopards	A leap, lepe of leopards
lepers	A colony of lepers
lesbians	A tough of lesbians
leverets	A kindle of leverets
liberals	A pink of liberals
librarians	A catalogue of librarians
librarians	A stack, shush of librarians
lice	A colony, infestation, flock of lice
lines	A pencil of lines (proper contemporary group term in mathematics.)
linguists	A babble of linguists
linnets	A parcel of linnets
lions	A pride of lions
lions	A sault of lions
lions	A sowse, troop, flock of lions
lispers	A plethora of lispers
listeners	A fascination, audience of listeners
lizards	A lounge of lizards
llamas	A herd of llamas
loafers	A multiplication of loafers
locals	A plague of locals
locusts	A plague, cloud, swarm of locusts
logicians	A sequitur of logicians
lollies	A packet of lollies
loopholes	A ho ho! Of loopholes
lorries	A fleet, convoy of lorries
lovebirds	A pair, orgy of lovebirds
lovers	A trance of lovers
luddites	A smashing of luddites
luminaries	An array of luminaries
lutists	A litany of lutists
lynx	A chain of lynx
machine guns	A nest of machine guns
mackerel	A shoal of mackerel
magicians	An illusion of magicians
magistrates	A bench of magistrates
magpies	A congregation, charm, flock, gulp, murder, tiding, tittering, tribe of magpies
maidens	A rage of maidens
mallards	A lute, battling of mallards
mallards	A puddling of mallards (on water)
mallards	A sord, sute, flush of mallards (Old French sordre = rise up in flight)
managers	An asylum of managers
maps	An atlas of maps
marching bands	A Sousa of marching bands
mares	A stud of mares
mares, brood	An overbearance of brood mares
marines	A muscle of marines
martens	A richness, richesse of martens
masseurs	A pummel of masseurs
masters	An example of masters
matadors	A pavanne of matadors
mathematicians	A number of mathematicians
mathematicians	A set of mathematicians
mathematicians	An addition of mathematicians
matrons	A riches of matrons
meanderings	A confusion of meanderings
meatheads	A density of meatheads
mechanics	A clutch, torque of mechanics
mediators	A compromise, caucus of mediators
men	A band of (merry) men
men	A host of men
merchants	A faith of merchants
messengers	A diligence of messengers
metallurgists	An amalgamation of metallurgists
meteorologists	A shower of meteorologists
mice	A nest, horde, mischief, click, trip of mice
microbiologists	A colony of microbiologists
midges	A bite of midges
midwives	An expectation of midwives
minks	A richness of minks
minnows	A shoal, steam, stream, swarm of minnows
misers	A horde of misers
mites	A mite of mites
mockingbirds	An impression, plagiary, exactness, echo, precision, ridicule of mockingbirds
models	A slouch of models
moles	A company of moles
moles	A labour of moles
moles	A movement of moles
Moles	An arbour of moles
money	A wad, rouleau, cache of money
mongooses	A band, pack of mongooses
mongrels	A ménage of mongrels
monitors	A bank of monitors
monkeys	A barrel of monkeys
monkeys	A machination,wilderness of monkeys
monkeys	A mission of monkeys
monkeys	A tribe of monkeys
monkeys	A troop, troup, cartload of monkeys
monks	An abominable sight of monks
monks	An abomination of monks (see note)
moorhens	A plump of moorhens
moose	A herd of moose
Mormons	A book of Mormons
morning glories	A dawn of morning glories
morticians	A slab of morticians
mosquitoes	A scourge, swarm of mosquitoes
mothers	A consternation of mothers
mothers-in-law	A mutter of mothers-in-law
mountains	A range of mountains
mourners	A cortege of mourners
mourners	A pathos of mourners
moving men	A truculence of moving men
mudhen	A fleet of mudhen
mules	A barren of mules
mules	A pack, rake, string of mules
mules	A span (team of 2) mules
mushrooms	A troop, sproutness of mushrooms
musicians	A band of musicians
musicians	An orchestra of musicians
mussels	A bed of mussels
mythological creatures	A bestiary of mythological creatures
narcissists	A mug of narcissists
narcissists	A reflection of narcissists
natives	A tribe of natives
Nazis	A jungle of Nazis
neighbours	An annoyance, nerve of neighbours
newsboys	A scream of newsboys
newscasters	A veneer of newscasters
niccolos	A nonsense of niccolos
nieces	A squeal of nieces
night students	A pallor of night students
nightingales	A watch, match, pray, kettle of nightingales
nightwatchmen	A pallor of nightwatchmen
Northerners	A freeze of Northerners
nouns	A collective of nouns
nouns	A propriety of nouns
nuns	A murmur of nuns (as of their sound)
nuns	A prey, flap, convent of nuns
nuns	A superfluity of nuns
nymphomaniacs	A spread of nymphomaniacs
oarsmen	A row of oarsmen
objectivists	A Rand of Objectivists
objects	A collection of objects
office boys	An ogle of office boys
officers	A mess, execution of officers
old guard	A slumber of old guard
onlookers	A crowd of onlookers
on-lookers	A fascination of on-lookers
optometrists	A vision of optometrists
orangutans	A buffoonery of orangutans
orchids	A coterie of orchids
orgiasts	A concatenation of orgiasts
orphans	An abandonment of orphans
orthodontists	A brace of orthodontists
orthopaedists	A cast, brace of orthopaedists
osteopaths	A joint of osteopaths
ostriches	A wobble, pride, flock of ostriches
otologists	A herd of otologists (a physician who specializes
otters	A romp, family, raft, bevy, ramp of otters
over achievers	A leap of over achievers
ovoids	A metamorphosis of ovoids
owls	A parliament of owls
owls	A stare of owls
owls	A wisdom, sagaciousness of owls
oxbirds	A fling of oxbirds
oxen	A span, meinie of oxen
oxen	A team, drove, herd of oxen
oxen	A yoke (2) of oxen
oysters	A bed, hive of oysters
oysters, young	A set of young oysters
Pacificans	A troop of Pacificans
padres	A host of padres
painters	An illusion, madder, curse, misbelieving of painters
paisleys	A swirl of paisleys
palindrome	A tenet of palindromes
palm readers	A handful of palm readers
paparazzi	A flash of paparazzi
paper	A pad of (sheets of) paper
paper	A ream of paper (see note)
paratroops	A storm of paratroops
pardoners	A lying of pardoners
parents	A persistence of parents
parents	An embarrassment of parents(for use by teenagers)
parishioners	A kneeling of parishioners
parking attendants	A lot of parking attendants
parrots	A company, flock of parrots
parrots	A pandemonium of parrots
parrots	A prattle, psittacosis of parrots
parrs	A glut of parrs
particulars	A bill of particulars
partridges	A covey, bevy, cover, brace of partridges
partridges	A warren, clutch of partridges
pathologists	A body of pathologists
patients	A virtue of patients
patrick	A bungle of patricks
peacocks	A muster of peacocks
peacocks	A pride, pulchritude of peacocks
peacocks	An ostentation of peacocks
pearls	A rope, string of pearls
peas	A pod of peas
pedants	A parliament of pedants
peddlers	A malapertness (= impertinence) of peddlers
pekinese	A pomp of pekinese
pelicans	A brief, rookery, scoop, colony, raft, squadron, pod
penguins	A colony, rookery of penguins
penguins	A crèche of penguins
penguins	A formality of penguins
penguins	A huddle of penguins
penguins	A parade, waddle (on dry land),
penguins	A parcel of penguins
penguins	A rookery of penguins
Pentecostals	A glossolalia of Pentecostals
people	A congregation, crowd of people
perch	A pack of perch
percussionist	A meter of percussionists
peregrines	A cadge of peregrines
performers	A troup(e)of performers
phantoms	A phantasmagoria of phantoms
pharmacists	A mixture of pharmacists
pheasants	A bouquet of pheasants (when flushed)
pheasants	A covey of pheasants (while on the ground)
pheasants	A covey, nest of pheasants
pheasants	A head, warren of pheasants
pheasants	A nye, nide of pheasants (while on the ground)
philatelists	A stampede of philatelists
philosophers	A ponder, confusion of philosophers
philosophers	A wrangle of philosophers
photographers	A clique of photographers
photographers	A snap of photographers
physicians	A college of physicians
physicists	A nucleus of physicists
pianists	A pound of pianists
pigeons	A dropping of pigeons
pigeons	A kit, flight of pigeons (flying together)
pigeons	A loft, flock of pigeons
piglets	A farrow,passel of piglets
piglets	A litter, farrow of piglets
pigs	A drove of pigs
pigs	A fleet of pigs
pigs	A herd of pigs
pigs	A litter of pigs
pigs	A sounder of pigs
pilchards	A shoal, school of pilchards
pill-poppers	A gaggle of pill poppers
pilots	A yoke of pilots
pintail	A knob of pintail
pipers	A poverty of pipers
pipers	A skirl of pipers
pistols	A brace of pistols
planes	A stack of planes
planets	A quincunx of planets
plankton	A cloud of plankton
plans	A breakdown of plans
players	A cry of players
players	A huddle, retinue of players
playingcards	A pack, deck of playingcards
playwrights	A plot of playwrights
pleasure	A glut of pleasure
pleasures	A guilt of pleasures
plovers	A congregation of plovers
plovers	A stand, band, leash of plovers
plovers	A wing, flight of plovers
plumbers	A flood of plumbers
plumbers	A flush of plumbers
pochard	A rush, flight, knob (small number) of pochard
poems	An anthology of poems
poets	A rhyme of poets
poets	An iamb of poets
poets	An obscurity of poets
poker players	A stud of poker players
polar bears	An aurora, pack of polar bears
polecats	A chine of polecats
politicians	A lie of politicians
politicians	An equivocation of politicians
politicians	An odium of politicians
ponies	A string of ponies
poodles	A salon of Poodles
porcupine fish	A cluster of porcupine fish
porcupines	A prickle of porcupines
porpoises	A herd, pod, school, gam of porpoises
porpoises	A turmoil of porpoises
porters	A grip of porters
porters	A safeguard of porters
portfolio managers	A stock of portfolio managers
posers	A posse of posers
possum	A passel of possum
posties	A parcel of posties
potato chips	A salt substrate of potato chips
pottage	A mess of pottage
poultry	A run of poultry
prairie dogs	A coterie, town of prairie dogs
preachers	A converting of preachers
preachers	A pontification of preachers
prelates	A pontifica of prelates
prelates	A pontificality of prelates
premises	A breach of premises
Presbyterians	A membership of Presbyterians
Press Officers	An Alancrockford of Press Officers
pretzels	A salt substrate of pretzels
priests	A discretion of priests
priests	A lechery of priests
priests	A mass of priests
priests	A superfluity of priests
prima donnas	A spite of prima donnas
princes	A state of princes
prisoners	A pity of prisoners
proctologists	A buttload, pile of proctologists
professors	A pomposity of professors
professors emeriti	An ex cathedra of professors emeriti
professors, assistant	A clamber of assistant professors
professors, associate	A tenure of associate professors
professors, full	An entrenchment of professors
programmers	An archive of programmers
programmers, Microsoft computer	An asylum, bloat of Microsoft computer programmers
proofreaders	A squint of proofreaders
prose	An anthology of prose
prostitutes	A stable of prostitutes
prostitutes	A whored of prostitutes
prostitutes	An anthology of pros (prostitutes) (see note), A firm of solicitors, A jam of tarts, A flourish of strumpets
psychoanalysts	A complex of psychoanalysts
psychologists	A complex of psychologists
ptarmigans	A covey of ptarmigans
public speakers	A twaddle of public speakers
puddles	A splash of puddles
puffins	A raft, improbability, circus, loomery of puffins
pugilists	A box of pugilists
pugs	A grumble of Pugs
puns	A groan of puns
pupils	A dilation of pupils
puppies	A litter of puppies
puppies	A piddle of puppies
pyromaniacs	A blaze of pyromaniacs
pyromaniacs	A conflagration of pyromaniacs
quail	A bevy, flush, knob, rout, shake of quail
quail	A covey of quail
quail	A drift of quail
Quakers	A meeting of Quakers
queers	A camp of queers
quilts	A hotbed of quilts
rabbits	A bury, berry, colony, drove, herd, leash, nest, trace, trip, warren, wrack of rabbits
raccoons	A mask, gaze, nursery of raccoons
racehorses	A field, meet, string of racehorses
radio announcers	A herd of radio announcers
radiologists	A series of radiologists
railroad schedules	A tragedy of railroad schedules
rainbow fish	A party of rainbow fish
rats	A colony, mischief of rats
rats	A pack of rats
rats	A rabble of rats
rats	A swarm, horde, plegue of rats
rattle snakes	A rhumba of rattle snakes
ravens	A conspiracy, storytelling, tower, aerie, parliament of ravens
ravens	A constable of ravens
ravens	An unkindness of ravens
ravers	A scatter of ravers
realtors	A lot of realtors
reasons	A rainbow of reasons
rebuttals	A quiver of rebuttals
redwing	A crowd of redwing
reeds	A clump of reeds
refugees	A flight of refugees
relatives	A descent of relatives
relatives	A gossip of relatives
renters	A knot of renters
repairmen	An overcharge of repairmen
reporters	A scoop of reporters
reviewers	A pan of reviewers
rhinoceroses	A crash, herd, stubbornness of rhinoceroses
ribs	A rack of ribs
riches	An embarrassment of riches
rioters	A melee of rioters
roach	A shoal of roach
road ragers	A stack of road ragers
robbers	A band of robbers
robins	A worm of robins
roe deer	A bevy of roe deer
roebucks	A bevy of roebucks
roes	A bevy of roes
rooks	A building, congregation, shoal, wing of rooks
rooks	A clamour, storytelling of rooks
rooks	A parliament of rooks
ruffs	A hill of ruffs
sailors	A crew of sailors
sailors	A deck of sailors
saints	A calendar of saints
salesmen	A sample of salesmen
salmon	A bind, school, shoal, draught of salmon
salmon	A run, leap of salmon
salt	A lot of salt
saltines	A salt substrate of saltines
sandpipers	A fling of sandpipers
sardines	A family of sardines
satellites	A constellation of satellites
scholars	A brow of scholars
schoolboys	A rout of schoolboys
schoolies	A chalk of schoolies
Scots	A disworship, clan of Scots
Scots	A fifth of Scots
scouts	A woggle of scouts
sea fowl	A cloud of sea fowl
seagulls	A flock, flotilla, screech, squabble, scavenging of seagulls
seahorses	A herd of seahorses
seals	A plum, herd, team of seals
seals	A pod, bob, colony, crash, harem, plump of seals
seals	A rockery, rookery of seals
seals	A spring of seals
seamstresses	A scolding of seamstresses
second thoughts	A clutch of second thoughts
seismologists	A quake of seismologists
senators	A compromise of senators
senators	A house of senators
senators	A pomposity of senators
seniors	An attitude of seniors
sergeants at law	A subtlety of sergeants at law
sermons	A squash of sermons
servants	An obeisance of servants
shad	A shoal of shad
sharks	A shiver, school, shoal of sharks
sheep	A flock, mob, herd, drift, drove, fold, wing of sheep
sheep	A trip, hurtle, down, meinie, parcel of sheep
sheets (paper)	A pad of sheets
sheldrakes	A doading, dopping of sheldrakes
shells (sea)	A midden of shells
shells, artillery	A broadside of (artillery) shells (on water)
shells, artillery	A salvo of [artillery] shells
shepherds	A Sodom of shepherds
sheriffs	A posse of sheriffs
ships	A fleet of ships
ships	A flotilla of ships
ships	An armada of ships
shoelaces	A knot of shoelaces
shoemakers	A blackening of shoemakers
shoes	A scandal, pair of shoes
shoppers	A crush of shoppers
show dogs	A bench of show dogs
shrimps	A troup of shrimps
silk screens	A pull of silk-screens
silks (QCs)	A purse of silks
silver foxes	A richness of silver foxes
similes	A superfluity of similes
singers	A choir, harmony of singers
Sirens	A wail of sirens
skunks	A stench, surfeit of skunks
slaves	A coffle of (chained) slaves
slugs	A cornucopia of slugs
smelt	A quantity of smelt
smokers	A billow, hack of smokers
snails	A rout, escargatoire, walk of snails
snakes	A bed, knot, trogle of snakes
snakes	A den of snakes
snakes	A nest of snakes
snakes	A pit of snakes
snakes	A slither of snakes
snipe	A walk of snipe (at rest)
snipe	A wisp, leash, volley, whisper of snipe
software	A crash of software
soldiers	A boast of soldiers
soldiers	A company of soldiers
soldiers	A division of soldiers
soldiers	A muster of soldiers
soldiers	A platoon, troop of soldiers
soldiers	A squad of soldiers
soldiers	An army, brigade of soldiers
sophomores	A platitude of sophomores
sopranos	A sweetness of sopranos
source code	A bottle of source code
sparrows	A host, tribe of sparrows
sparrows	A meinie of sparrows
sparrows	A quarrel of sparrows
sparrows	A ubiquity of sparrows
spatulas	A beautification of spatulas
speed cameras	A tyranny of speed cameras
sphincters	A clench of sphincters
spiders	A cluster of spiders
spiders	A clutter of spiders
spies	A treachery of spies
sponsors	A splurge of sponsors
squirrels	A dray of squirrels (a nest)
squirrels	A scurry, colony of squirrels
stage hands	A brace of stage hands
stage mothers	A pride of stage mothers
stairs	A flight of stairs
stalkers	A following of stalkers
starlets	A cupful of starlets
starlets	A galaxy of starlets
starlets	A wiggle of starlets
starlings	A clutter, chattering, constellation, filth, flight, vulgarity, cloud, congregation of starlings
starlings	A murmuration of starlings
stars	A constellation of stars
stars	A galaxy of stars
stars	A wonder of stars
statesmen	A disagreement of statesmen
statisticians	A number of statisticians
sticklebacks	A shoal, spread of sticklebacks
sticks	A fagot of sticks
stoats	A pack, trip of stoats
stockbrokers	A portfolio of stockbrokers
storks	A muster of storks
storks	A mustering of storks
storks	A phalanx of storks
storks	A silence, swoop, flight of storks
straphangers	A puree of straphangers
strumpets	A fanfare of strumpets
students	A class of students
students	A failing of students
students	A flunk of students
sub-atomic particles	A minuscule of sub-atomic particles
submarines	A pack of submarines
submarines	A wolfpack of submarines
suburbanites	A transplant of suburbanites
suitcases	A pack of suitcases
suitors	A bleach of suitors (another name for cobblers)
suitors	A swarm of suitors
summoners	An untruth of summoners
surfers	A wave of surfers
surfers	A whale of surfers
surgeons	An incision of surgeons
surprises	A boo of surprises
surveyors	A chain of surveyors
suspects	A fidget of suspects
swallows	A flight of swallows
swallows	A gulp, kettle, swoop, richness of swallows
swans	A ballet, team, whiting, squadron of swans
swans	A bank, herd, sounder, drift, lamentation of swans
swans	A game, herd, bevy of swans
swans	A regatta of swans (on water)
swans	A whiteness of swans
swans	An eyrar of swans
swans, flying	A wedge of swans (flying in a "V")
swedish	A bork of swedish
swifts	A flock, drift of swifts
swimmers	A raft of swimmers
swimmers, long distance	A league of long distance swimmers
swine	A drift of swine (wild)
swine	A drove of swine
swine	A herd of swine
swine	A sounder of swine (tame)
swine	A trip of swine (tame)
swingers	A bed of swingers
Swiss	A watch of Swiss
swordfish	A flotilla of swordfish
sycophants	A gush of sycophants
sycophants	A swarm of sycophants
tailors	A disguising of tailors
tailors	A proud showing of tailors
tanks	A clank of tanks
tanks	A clatter of tanks
tapirs	A candle of tapirs
tapsters	A promise of tapsters
TARDISes	A manor of TARDISes
tarts	A jam of tarts
tasks	An agenda of tasks
taverners	A cajolery of taverners
taverners	A glazing (= fawning) of taverners
taxis	A charge of taxis
teachers	A quiz of teachers
teal	A diving of teal
teal	A spring, string, raft, knob, bunch, coil of teal
teddy bears	A hug of teddy bears
teenagers	A grunt of teenagers
teenagers	An attitude of teenagers
tennis games	A set of tennis games
termites	A colony, swarm of termites
terriers	A terror of terriers
testicles	A clutch of testicles
tests	A battery of tests
Texans	A mob of Texans
theoretical physicists	A field of theoretical physicists
thieves	A den, skulk of thieves
things	A bunch, cluster of things
threshers	A thrave of threshers
thrushes	A mutation of thrushes
tigers	A hide of tigers
tigers	A streak of tigers
tigers	An ambush of tigers
tinkers	A wandering of tinkers
toadies	A pander of toadies
toads	A knot of toads (derivation: appearance.)
toads	A lump, nest, knob of toads
todays	A twinkling of todays
tomorrows	A promise of tomorrows
tongues	A convention of tongues
tongues	A jagger of tongues
tortoises	A creep of tortoises
toucans	A durante of toucans
tourists	A flock, glaze of tourists
toys	An assembly of toys
trainers, personal	A torment of trainers
trains	A postponement, cancellation of trains
tranquilizers	An equanimity of tranquilizers
transvestites	A camp, travesty of transvestites
trash	A heap of trash
tree surgeons	A graft of tree surgeons
trees	A clump, forest, coupe of trees
trees	A grove of trees
trees	A stand of trees
trees	A thicket of trees
Trees	A stillness of trees
tricksters	A tangle of tricksters
troops	A parel of troops
troubles	A shitload of troubles
trout	A hover, shoal of trout
trucks	A convoy of trucks
trumpets	A flourish of trumpets
trustees	A bored of trustees
truths	A pithy of truths
tubas	A tumult of tubas
tuna	A float, troup of tuna
turds	A steam of turds
turkeys	A brood of turkeys (immature)
turkeys	A death-row of turkeys
turkeys	A flock, dole, dule, gang, posse of turkeys
turkeys	A raffle of turkeys
turkeys	A rafter, raft of turkeys
turtledoves	A pitying, dule, peerage of turtledoves
turtles	A bale of turtles
turtles	A dule of turtles
turtles	A turn of turtles
twitches	An embarrassment of twitches
two-up players	A stoop of two-up players
umbrellas	A phalanx of umbrellas
under achievers	A drowse of under achievers
undertakers	An unction (or extreme unction) of undertakers
unicorns	A blessing, glory, or marvel of unicorns
urologists	A void of urologists
used car salesmen	A great deal of used car salesmen
ushers	A set of ushers
vacationers	A peel of vacationers
vases, broken	A mingling of broken vases
vegetarians	A sprig of vegetarians
vellum	A cutch of vellum
vendors	A haggle of vendors
vicaries (vicars)	A prudence of vicaries (vicars)
violinists	A string of violinists
vipers	A nest, generation of vipers
voles	A colony of voles
voters	A constituency of voters
voters	A desperation of voters
vultures	A wake, nest, colony, looming, meal, venue, vortex of vultures
wagers	A book of wagers
waiters	An absence of waiters
waiters	An indifference of waiters
waiters	An order of waiters, absence of waiters
walkers	An amble of walkers
wallabies	A mob of wallabies
walruses	A herd, pod, huddle of walruses
walruses	An ugly of walruses
wankers	A palm of wankers
wardrobe ladies	A measure of wardrobe ladies
warlocks	An incantation of warlocks
wasps	A nest, bike, colony of wasps
wasps	A pail of wasps
waterfowl	A bunch of waterfowl
waterfowl	A knob of waterfowl (less than 30)
waterfowl	A plump of waterfowl
waterfowl	A raft of waterfowl (on water)
weasels	A sneak of weasels(derivation: behaviour)
weasels	A sneak, pack, gang of weasels
webmasters	A linkage of webmasters
webmasters	A net of webmasters
webpages	A charlotte of webpages
weed	A stash of weed (when hidden)
Weight watchers	A wailing of Weight Watchers
whales	A gam, plump of whales
whales	A grind of whales (bottle-nosed)
whales	A herd, mob of whales
whales	A pod of whales
whales	A school, float, shoal, run, troup of whales
whales. bottle-nosed	A grind of whales
wheat	A sheaf of wheat (stalks of grain tied together.)
whiting	A pod of whiting
whores	A Parliament of whores (also Congress)
widgeon	A coil, company, trip, flight, bunch, knob of widgeon
widgeon	A raft of widgeon (wild duck)
widows	An ambush of widows
wikipedians	A page of wikipedians
wildcats	A destruction, dout of wild cats
wildebeest	A herd of wildebeest
wildfowl	A know (less than 30) of wildfowl
wildfowl	A plump, bunch, trip, knob, lute, scry, skein, sord of wildfowl
willows	A bend of willows
windmills	A tilt of windmills
wine tasters	A bouquet of wine tasters
wing-commanders	A flush of wing commanders (aka "WCs".)
winners	A shout of winners
winnings	A purse of winnings
winter fishermen	A chill of winter fishermen
witches	A coven of witches
witches	An incantation of witches
wives	An impatience of wives
wolves	A herd of wolves
wolves	A pack of wolves
wolves	A rout(e) of wolves
wombats	A warren, mob of wombats
women	A gaggle of women
women, leering	A clutch of leering women
woodcocks	A fall, covey, plump, flight of woodcocks
woodpeckers	A descent, descension of woodpeckers
woodpeckers	A gatling of woodpeckers
woodwinds	A cord of woodwinds
words	A babel of words
worms	A clew of worms
worms	A wriggle of worms
worshipers	A congregation of worshipers
wrens	A herd, flock of wrens
wrestlers	A clutch, crunch of wrestlers
writers	A worship of writers
yaks	A herd of yaks
yeomen	A fellowship of yeomen
yes men	A concert of yes men
yesterdays	A flight of yesterdays
yesterdays	A yearning of yesterdays
yolks	A burden of yolks
young oysters	A set of young oysters
youths	An optimism of youths
zebra	A herd, cohort, stripe of zebra

See also

• collective noun
• Appendix:English collective nouns
• Appendix:Glossary of collective nouns by collective term